Avast One Individual Review Most of the time, I don't even think about Avast. That is a good thing. It sits in the background, monitoring my devices for malware, viruses, ransomware and other threats. It rarely finds any. An occasional visit to a sketchy website or the receipt of a virulent e-mail evokes its wrath as it blocks me from clicking through or cautions me from … [Read more...] about Avast One Individual Review: Powerful Solutions with Too Many Buying Options
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TheBrain 14 Review: Artificial Intelligence Meets Real Intelligence
TheBrain 14 Review I have had a long relationship with TheBrain. I started using the visual organizing app in the 1990s while at Hughes Aircraft to help manage the complexity of IT programs—similar to the work I did for the TDRS program that resulted in early ISDN video conferencing between Greenbelt, MD and El Segundo, CA and the installation of the first transfer protocol … [Read more...] about TheBrain 14 Review: Artificial Intelligence Meets Real Intelligence
Co-Existing with the ChatGPT: Standing Up to AI’s Attack on Writing and Art
Writing in a world with ChatGPT Several jobs and their associated skills face existential threats from automation. Conventional wisdom, and assertions from inventors, almost always focus on automating activities that detract from the human experience by removing physical burdens or eliminating mind-numbing tedium. Automation frees humans, it is argued; it unleashes them from … [Read more...] about Co-Existing with the ChatGPT: Standing Up to AI’s Attack on Writing and Art
WWDC 2022: Important Announcements from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference
Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference, WWDC 2022 announced several updates to chips, devices, and all of the operating systems. We explore the more important announcements below and analyze their impact on users and the market. WWDC 2022: Technology M2 chip The Apple M1 chip challenged the chip-making establishment. Its implementation in Apple products created some … [Read more...] about WWDC 2022: Important Announcements from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference
TripIt Pro and TripIt Review: One Essential App to Rule All Your Travel Info
I received an evaluation copy of TripIt Pro several months ago. Unfortunately, I had to cancel the first trip after that. And the one after that as well. But I have had time to explore the latest version of TripIt Pro, which now sits ready to support a trip in July 2022. Earlier versions of the service proved valuable in trips across the globe. TripIt offers value before trips … [Read more...] about TripIt Pro and TripIt Review: One Essential App to Rule All Your Travel Info
